4th Annual Celebration of Excellence Highlights Innovation and Outstanding Achievements
Dec 11, 2025
Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts gathered this fall for its 4th Annual Celebration of Excellence, a tradition that honors the creativity, scholarship, and service of its faculty, staff, and students.
Interior Design Students Shine, Claim Top Honors at IIDA Carolinas Designworks
Dec 11, 2025
The Interior Design Program, part of the Applied Design Department within the College of Fine and Applied Arts, is celebrating a major achievement after its students claimed top honors at the recent IIDA Carolinas Designworks event in Charlotte. The recognition highlights the program's...
AI moves conservation efforts forward
Dec 10, 2025
by Bret Yager with University Communications
Recent leaps in artificial intelligence show promise for improving conservation practices and reducing conflicts between humans and wildlife, according to a new study co-authored by Dr. Matthew C. Ogwu, App State assistant...
CLIMATE OF CHANGE: A Promenade Performance Featuring First Year Theatre and Dance Students
Sep 12, 2024
Incoming Students Make a Splash at App State
App State Theatre and Dance Celebrates Its 35th Year With a Haunting Slate of Fall Productions
Sep 5, 2024
Announcing a "Monstrously" Exciting Season!
Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs in the Department of Theater and Dance will perform new work co-presented by American Dance Festival and Nasher Museum on September 12 following their 2024 Trillium Arts North Carolina Choreographic Fellowship Residency
Sep 3, 2024
"Dance, for our family, is a parenthesis for life experience. Periods of our lives that we spent working on choreography coincide with periods of...
Transforming Futures: Appalachian State University's Furniture Design Program
Aug 20, 2024
Appalachian State University's Furniture Design program isn't just about crafting beautiful pieces—it's about transforming futures. With a tight-...
App State students settle into Boone campus residence halls for fall 2024
Aug 16, 2024
What started as a quiet Tuesday morning on Aug. 13 turned into a day of bustling excitement as first-year and returning Mountaineer students...
Trailblazing Success: Anna Zanetti’s Journey from App State to The Nature Conservancy
Aug 13, 2024
In the realm of environmental conservation, there exists a luminary whose brilliance shines —Anna Zanetti, an Appalachian State University alumna...
App State’s student solar vehicle team races to podium finish in cross-country challenge
Aug 7, 2024
Appalachian State University’s student-led, interdisciplinary solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, achieved a podium finish after a strong...
App State receives first major private donation for Wey Hall renovation project
Aug 5, 2024
Appalachian State University has received a $300,000 commitment from Luke Walling, entrepreneur and founder of Temprano Techvestors in Newton,...